CHAPTER IV. 



TRAINING THE COON DOG. 



TN training, we have been told to drag a 

 'coon hide, lead a pet 'coon, etc., but your 

 pup soon learns to associate your tracks 

 with the trail of the drag, and when 3^ou 

 carry the -coon hide he simply follows your track 

 to where you start the drag again. Should you 

 have a 'coon so tame that it will follow you, 

 start out and. tramp through the woods, along 

 streams and just such places as 'coons frequent. 

 Your 'coon will run logs, go up on the side of 

 trees, in and out of the water, in fact will do 

 just about as a wild 'coon would. After jow 

 have been gone for some time, have someone turn 

 your pup on the trail and if he runs it, keep 

 him a little later each time, and you will soon 

 have a trailer out of him anyway. Should you 

 have neither 'coon nor old dog, you can train 

 your pup without. 



In nearly all places Avhere there are 'coons, 

 squirrels and woodchucks (groundhogs) may be 

 found also. Teach your dog to lead and when 

 he is about eight months old, attach a light cord 

 to his collar; then some good morning for 

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